Plant-table.



PATBNTLD JULYLz, 1908.

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ANDREW ELDER, OE i'RviNGToN, NEW YORK.. AssrGNoR To LORD a BURNHAMCOMPANY,

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PLANT-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed March 31, 1908. Serial No. 424,402.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, ANDREW ELDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Irvington, New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Plant-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plant tables designed for use 1ngreenhouses and the like, and has for its object the provision of anextremely simple, durable, economical and efiicient table com osed ofparts which may be readily assembled, provision beinr made foradjustment to allow for inequalities in the flooring upon which thetable stands.

With these and possibly other objects in view the invention includes thefeatures of construction and arrangement and combination of partshereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claims.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in,

which,-

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a section of the improvedtable. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the side bars. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the upper portion of one of the legs witha supporting bracket carried thereby. Fig. 6 is a view taken at rightangles to Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of the bottom ofthe table, looking at the nderside. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8 8 ofReferring by reference characters to these figures, it will be seen thatthe table comprises side bars or members 1() which are connected to andsupported by brackets 11, which in turn are carried upon the legs orstandards 12, the said bars in turn supporting the bottom or flooringsections 13.

The legs or standards 12 are preferably made of sections of pipe ofthedesired length, which may be provided with feet, if desired, to aford abroader bearing upon the floor. The brackets 11 at the upper end thereofare provided with tubular portions 15 designed to receive and slide uponthe upper ends of the standards or legs to secure the requisiteadjustment vertically, being locked 1n the desired position by setscrews 16. Each bracket is preferably of the shape shown in detail inFigs. 5 and 6, having a horizontal portion 11a and a vertical portion11b.

The side'bars 1() are also preferably provided With a horizntally turnedportion 102L designed to rest upon the horizontal portions 11a of thebrackets, .the portion 10b of the wall being designed to be secured tothe Vvertical portion 11b of the bracket by means of suitable bolts orrivets as shown at 17, bolts being preferred as enabling the table to bemore easily set up by the ordinary workman and enabling it to be readilyknocked down when desire The floor or bottom of the table is composed ofa plurality of sections of a size convenient to be handled, suchsections being marked 13 and extending across between the side bars andhaving their ends resting upon the horizontal portions or iianges 10a,which flanges are preferably provided with inwardly extending lugs 10 C,which enable the floor sections to be bolted to the iianges.

Great difiiculty has heretofore been experienced in securing durableplant tables.

here constructed of wood they rot or decay comparatively quickly,especially the parts which are -in contact with the earth. To avoidthis, tables have been devised constructed of steel with bottoms of tileor slate, but the expense of framing this style of table is verymaterial and the steel corrodes rapidly under the action of the warmmoist air present in greenhouses and the frequent wetting due to thesprinkling of the plants.

My construction hereinbefore described enables me to economically makethe entire table from cast iron which is practically free fromcorrosion.

The sectional bottoms above referred to are made of cast iron platesprovided with numerous perforations as indicated and they are preferablystrengthened by webs 13b, as indicated more clearly in Figs. 7 and 8.

It will be readily seen that such a table as hereinbefore described maybe readily erected, all of the parts being of such size and weight as toenable them to be easily handled and, 10o

in the flooring, and owing to the sectional ar- 165 rangement, asufficient number of sections may be placed end to end to form a tableof any desired length. It will be observed that each side bar terminatesin the center of the bracket to which its end is secured, thus providingspace for the selcilring i the' end of the neXt adjoining side bar, asindicated in dotted lines on the right of Fig. l.- 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is z` A plant tablecomprising legs or standards, brackets having tubular portionsadjustably secured to the upper ends of said legs, side bars bolted tosaid brackets and having inz i Wardly turned ledges or flanges, thebottom s El .Y 4 l A( sections having their ends resting upon the ledgesWith means for securing them in place, substantially as described.l

In testimony whereof, I aHiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ANDREW ELDER.

Witnesses:

Ca W. MANTHORP, M. A. OCoNNoR.

